River Levels
River Levels

The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries

Warning no longer in force

Levels are now well below the flood risk thresholds. The forecast is for no current flood risk from high tides as we are coming to the end of this series of spring high tides. Continue to take care on waterside roads and footpaths, and don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. We will continue to monitor levels closely.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 4:49pm, Tuesday 19th November.

Flood Warning Area Details

The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton, including Ipswich, and the Orwell and Stour estuaries

Region: East Anglia

Country: England

Counties covered: Essex, Suffolk

Watercourses covered: North Sea, River Orwell, River Deben

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries.

Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

Hamford Water on the Essex coast
The marshland area around Hamford Water, from West End Lane in Dovercourt to the north of Kirby-le-Soken

No current or recent warnings.

The tidal River Stour at Mistley
The tidal River Stour at Mistley, including the Quay and The Walls

No current or recent warnings.

The Parkeston Quay and the Ramsey River
The Parkeston Quay and the Ramsey River, including Harwich International Port

No current or recent warnings.

The tidal River Orwell estuary from Felixstowe to the Ipswich Tidal Barrier
The tidal River Orwell estuary from Felixstowe, including Trimley Marshes, Pin Mill, Nacton Shore, The Strand under the Orwell Bridge, the Western Quays, and Ipswich Tidal Barrier

No current or recent warnings.

The east bank of the tidal River Orwell through Ipswich, from the wet dock to the Horseshoe Sluice
The east bank of the tidal River Orwell at Ipswich including the wet dock, the waterfront, town centre, to Beaconsfield Road, upstream of Stoke Bridge

No current or recent warnings.

The north and south banks of the Stour estuary, from Shotley Gate, to and including Brantham
The north and south banks of the Stour estuary from Shotley Gate to the bottom of Cattawade Street and Factory Lane in Brantham

No current or recent warnings.

The River Stour upstream of Cattawade Barrage to Dedham
The River Stour upstream of Cattawade Barrage to Dedham, including Flatford

No current or recent warnings.

The west bank of the River Orwell through Ipswich
The west bank of the tidal River Orwell through Ipswich from Rayleigh Industrial Estate to the Ipswich Tidal Barrier and the railway bridge on Wherstead Road

No current or recent warnings.

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